Melbourne in Concert presented by Allan Smith, 7pm Sunday 13 July
March of the Women was created in 2020 to celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month and was established by flautist Eliza Shephard to celebrate female composers from around the world and their “flute+” repertoire.
After five years March of the Women now represents a significant, curated collection of works by female composers worldwide, demonstrating the various ways that the flute can be used in music, and the strength and creativity that women bring to the world of music.
On Sunday 13 July, we present the fifth and final monthly March of the Women live-to-air performance. 3MBS and March of the Women curator and artistic director, Eliza Shephard, are collaborating to present different ensembles and works each month, and tonight Eliza is joined by soprano Judith Dodsworth.
Eliza Shephard (flute) & Judith Dodsworth (soprano)
First joining forces in 2018, Eliza Shephard and Judith Dodsworth share a love of pushing performance to new heights.
A performer of “extraordinary range and versatility”, Judith Dodsworth is equally at home in opera, chamber music and concert. She has long been a champion of new and diverse repertoire; following numerous premieres and collaborations in Australia and overseas, she has forged a reputation as one of Australia’s leading exponents of contemporary vocal music. Notable recent performances have taken her to Ukaria, and to festivals in Perth and Adelaide. With composer Kevin March Judith co-created, performed and toured The Unknown Swimmer, a multimedia song cycle to her own libretto.
ABC Young Performer of the Year Eliza Shephard is a vibrant flutist and is paving her way as a performing artist, collaborator, and curator. Eliza is passionate about amplifying the voices of female musicians and composers and her 6-year ‘March of the Women’ recording project showcases over 180 works by women. Eliza is a Teaching Associate and Sessional Academic at Monash University and is an Ian Potter Emerging Performers Fellow. She is proud to be a Haynes Artist.
Eliza and Judith’s program features exclusively 21st century repertoire drawn predominantly from literary origins. The poetry of Emily Brontë and Edward Lear, alongside Jewish prayers and traditional Japanese haikus bring colour and life to the works of Karen Lemon, Ursula Mamlok, Kaija Saariaho, and Nicole Chamberlain.
PROGRAM
Ljubica Maric—The Wondrous Milligram
Karen Lemon—When I Am Not
Anne Cawrse—Killing the Angel in the House
Ursula Mamlok—Haiku Settings
Kaija Saariaho—Changing Light
Nicole Chamberlain—Nonsense & More Nonsense